#2592: False Dichotomy

XKCD comic, described below.
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[White Hat and Cueball are talking to each other. White Hat has his arms spread outwards in exasperation, while Cueball gestures assertively with his pointer finger.]

White Hat: That's a false dichotomy!

Cueball: Yes, but we have to embrace false dichotomies, because the only alternative is cannibalism.

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

There are two types of dichotomy: False dichotomies, true dichotomies, and surprise trichotomies.

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